Or. Admin. Code § 419-460-0030 - Outdoor Youth Programs: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations
(1) Consents. For
each child in care with an outdoor youth program, the outdoor youth program
must ensure that the legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes the outdoor
youth program to undertake each of the following:
(a) To provide routine and emergency medical
care.
(b) To use the discipline and
behavior management system of the outdoor youth program, including the point,
level, or other behavior management techniques utilized by the outdoor youth
program.
(c) If applicable, to use
restraint in the management of the child in care. The consent for the use of
restraint must be limited to the requirements outlined in OAR
419-400-0180.
(d) If applicable, to use time outs. The
consent for the use of time outs must be limited to the requirements outlined
in OAR 419-400-0150(3)(c).
(e) To allow access to a child in care as
required in ORS 418.305 and OAR
419-400-0230 and
419-400-0240.
(2) Disclosures to parent or legal
guardian. At the time an outdoor youth program takes a child in care into
placement, the outdoor youth program must ensure that each legal guardian of
the youth receives and acknowledges in writing the receipt of each of the
following:
(a) Information regarding any
personal searches and protocols for confiscation of contraband items, including
the notification of law enforcement if illegal contraband is discovered. This
information will include the procedures and rationales of the outdoor youth
program for any program-initiated pat down searches.
(b) A statement concerning the rights of
child in care and legal guardians served by the outdoor youth program as
provided in OAR 419-400-0090. The statement must
be written in a manner that is easy to understand, and the outdoor youth
program must ensure that the child in care and the parent or legal guardian
understand the statement.
(c) An
outdoor youth program shall provide a copy of transportation policies and
procedures to the legal guardians at the time of admission to the
program.
(d) An outdoor youth
program will disclose orientation procedures to the client and legal guardians
at the time of admission to the program and prior to transporting the child in
care to the field.
(3)
Authorizations. An outdoor youth program must follow the following
requirements:
(a) Written authorizations to
exchange information with others must be filled out prior to signatures being
requested.
(b) All visitors for the
child in care must be approved or authorized by the legal guardians, except
Department personnel, child abuse investigators, Court Appointed Special
Advocates, and attorneys appointed to represent the child in care.
(c) All other visitors must be pre-approved
by the child in care's legal guardians.
(d) Activity-specific authorizations must be
pre-approved by the child in care's legal guardians to allow children in care
to participate in potentially hazardous activities, such as rock climbing,
swimming, and horseback riding.
(e)
All other required authorizations must be pre-approved by the child in care's
legal guardians.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.990 - 418.998, ORS 409.010 & ORS 418.205 - 418.325
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